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So-Called Same-Sex Marriage Lamenting the New Calamity - John Piper

Jesus died so that heterosexual and homosexual sinners might be saved. Jesus created sexuality, and has a clear will for how it is to be experienced in holiness and joy. His will is that a man might leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and that the two become one flesh ( Mark 10:6–9 ). In this union, sexuality finds its God-appointed meaning, whether in personal-physical unification, symbolic representation, sensual jubilation, or fruitful procreation. For those who have forsaken God’s path of sexual fulfillment, and walked into homosexual intercourse or heterosexual extramarital fornication or adultery, Jesus offers astonishing mercy. Such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. ( 1 Corinthians 6:11 ) But today this salvation from sinful sexual acts was not embraced. Instead there was massive institutionalization of sin. In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court of t

What was the same-sex marriage case that was decided by the Supreme Court?

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The Supreme Court issued its ruling on the case of of Obergefell v. Hodges , which is consolidated with three other cases—Tanco v. Haslam (Tennessee); DeBoer v. Snyder (Michigan); Bourke v. Beshear (Kentucky). These cases challenged two issues concerning whether the Fourteenth Amendment must guarantee the right for same-sex couples to marry. What issues was the court asked to decide? The two issues that were answered in this case are: 1. Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? 2. Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state? These are known as the “marriage” and “recognition” questions, respectively. The Court answered both in the affirmative. What did the Court rule? The Court ruled the Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and to recogni

How Christians should respond to evil supreme court gay decision

We and many others made the case to our culture that traditional marriage is God’s good design, that this institution, embodied by a man and a woman joining together, leads to social flourishing. But our culture is not convinced. Much to our disappointment, it is now the law of the land to permit other forms of “marriage.” The temptation is to go off and sulk in our holy corner. Or to dig in our heels and fight harder. Or to lash out in anger. Or to despair. We can do better. Like taking to heart especially the Beatitudes: Rejoice in what exactly? Let’s just note the big things: That God has not gone anywhere. That Christ’s death and resurrection remain the power of salvation for all. That the gospel still goes forth. That the gates of the Supreme Court or Congress cannot prevail against Christ’s church. That there is nothing that can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. That the kingdom will come—and that there remains a great deal of vital work for us to do in the churc

Gov Perry against Supreme Court Gay marriage decision

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Russell Moore outside the Supreme Court AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges: “I am disappointed the Supreme Court today chose to change the centuries old definition of marriage as between one man and one woman. I’m a firm believer in traditional marriage, and I also believe the 10th Amendment leaves it to each state to decide this issue. I fundamentally disagree with the court rewriting the law and assaulting the 10th Amendment. Our founding fathers did not intend for the judicial branch to legislate from the bench, and as president, I would appoint strict Constitutional conservatives who will apply the law as written.” Photo credit:  Ted Eytan

Obama told us to fall in line on ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ or resign: Coast Guard Commandant

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WASHINGTON, D.C. , April 2, 2014 -- One of the nation's top military officials says President Obama told the heads of the Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Air Force to back his repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell ( DADT ) or "resign our commissions and go do other things." In a video  published  by Buzzfeed, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp told Coast Guard Academy cadets on January 8, 2014 that President Obama called in the five service heads in 2010 to let them know of his decision to focus on repealing DADT. That policy, which was repealed in 2011, had been enacted in 1994 with bipartisan support, including President Bill Clinton's signature. It allowed homosexuals to serve in the military as long as homosexual relationships and attractions were not made known, though discretion was given to company commanders. Papp was speaking to the cadets about how officers should handle policies that they are required to uphold yet disagree with.

Obama’s policies are ‘progressively more hostile toward Christian civilization’

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ROME, March 20, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – President Obama’s policies “have become progressively more hostile toward Christian civilization,” said American Cardinal Raymond Burke in an interview published in English exclusively  by LifeSiteNews today. Burke did not mince words in responding to a question about the Catholic reaction to President Obama’s attack on religious freedom , especially through policies such as the controversial HHS mandate . “He appears to be a totally secularized man who aggressively promotes anti-life and anti-family policies,” said Burke. “Now he wants to restrict the exercise of the freedom of religion to freedom of worship, that is, he holds that one is free to act according to his conscience within the confines of his place of worship but that, once the person leaves the place of worship, the government can constrain him to act against his rightly-formed conscience, even in the most serious of moral questions.” The wide-ranging interview,

Obama promotes openly homosexual to be US Ambassador to Australia

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Barack Obama openly promotes Sodomy (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Most of the publicity about the recently arrived US ambassador to Australia centres on the fact that he's openly gay . Namely, Obama is forcing his moral agenda unto Australia...the arrogance is breath-taking to say the least. John Berry is the highest-ranked openly gay person in the history of the US . ''I've broken a number of ceilings, and I'm going to continue to break them,'' he tells me. ''It's not about gay rights, it's about human rights - we all benefit when everyone is treated equally.'' Berry equates immoral homosexuality with human rights. African American object openly the association of what they fought for being used by homosexual zealots. The appointment tells us something about the immorality reeking in American politics, especially the Democrats. Despite the damaging arguments against the Obama government, the US Obama administration is int

Obama calls immoral homosexuality a ‘fundamental freedoms.'

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President Barack Obama has elevated the right to have sex with a member of the same sex to the level of universal “fundamental freedoms” in a new presidential statement criticizing Uganda . Obama infers he is above God law! But critics say his promotion of homosexuality in a continent that overwhelmingly opposes that behavior amounts to a form of liberal “cultural imperialism.” Obama  wrote  on Sunday that he opposed a proposed bill in Uganda that would criminalize same-sex “marriages” and impose life imprisonment for repeated homosexual acts , among other provisions, because “as a country and a people, the United States has consistently stood for the protection of fundamental freedoms and universal human rights.” Obama said the bill represents “a serious setback for all those around the world who share a commitment to freedom, justice, and equal rights.” He added that he had “conveyed” the message that “enacting this legislation will complicate our valued relationshi

Sens. Cruz and Lee introduce bill to stop Obama from imposing marriage redefinition on states

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WASHINGTON, D.C. , February 14, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – The Obama administration 's decision to recognize same-sex “marriages” in states that do not recognize them undermines the Constitution's protection of states rights, according to two staunch pro-family senators. They have introduced a bill to end that encroachment. On Thursday, Sens. Ted Cruz, R-TX, and Mike Lee , R-UT, introduced the State Marriage Defense Act (S 2024). This bill would allow states to preserve and enforce their definition of marriage, as voted on by their people, without interference by the federal government. Sen. Ted Cruz , R-TX A similar bill  was introduced to the House of Representatives on January 10 by Rep. Randy Weber , R-TX, and currently has  57 co-sponsors . The bill has a better chance in the Republican-controlled House than Cruz and Lee’s in the Democrat-controlled Senate. “I support traditional marriage,” Sen. Ted Cruz  said . “Under President Obama , the federal government